Woeful Boro suffered their first double of the season with Conference new boys Gravesend completing the second leg with a narrow win at Manor Park this afternoon.

In their last home game before Christmas, Steve Burr's men were sadly lacking in creativity and fire power as the Fleet came to town and sailed off with the points.

The all important goal came just after the hour through a speculative strike from Danny Lye, whose was making his seasonal debut following a long term injury sustained in the summer.

It was the Kent side who offered the first threat in the opening seconds with Mark Bentley firing wide from the edge of the area before Boro mounted a spell of pressure.

Peake's right-wing corner was only half cleared to Richard Lavery and his firmly struck 20-yarder deflected off Jimmy Jackson and grazed the bar.

From Andy Thackeray's resulting free kick again Gravesend failed to clear their lines but John Turner's snap-shot flew harmlessly into the Cock and Bear terraces.

At the opposite end Bentley was again wide from distance and Michael Love then had to be alert to clear off the toe of Bentley for a fruitless corner after the home defence had been caught out by Gary Abbott's flick-on from Justin Skinner's set-piece.

Midway through the half Boro should have broken the deadlock as Turner raced clear onto a Barry Williams' through ball but his powerful drive was superbly tipped over by the flying Wilkerson.

As the interval approached Boro began to hold the upper hand and it was Love who came closest to giving them the lead with a swerving 25-yarder that flew past Wilkerson and unfortunately for the home defender the left hand upright.

Right on the whistle, McGregor had the ball in the net for Boro but the goal was rightly ruled out as the striker had strayed a yard off-side.

Half time: Nuneaton Borough 0 Gravesend and Northfleet 0.

Gravesend almost took the lead early in the second period when Bentley's spiralling centre caused MacKenzie concern, the keeper stretching backwards to palm down straight to the feet of Abbott but fortunately Adam Cooper was alive to the danger and whipped it off the striker's foot at the crucial second.

On 53 minutes, Thackeray's free kick found the unmarked Lavery who rose high but was unable to direct his eight-yard lofted header on target.

The game was desperately in need of a goal as both sides struggled to show much flair and imagination and it finally came on 64 minutes to the visitors.

There looked to be little danger when a centre came into the home area and was cleared straight to Lye 25 yards out and he unleashed a splendid dipping volley that gave MacKenzie no chance.